Women's Tenkara Fly Fishing 101 with CT DEEP

This is a hands-on Tenkara Fly Fishing workshop with a day of instruction to learn basic understanding and practice techniques. Our organizers are from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA), Becoming and Outdoors Woman (BOW) and Heritage Tenkara Project, share a similar mission: We believe everyone should have access to nature; and fly fishing is a wonderful way to get out, connect with our environment, spend time with friends, and explore! We love all things wild and want to provide a community and resources to get you started and spark adventures. The river we will be accessing is on Public Land. This valuable property is shared and owned by all of us. We love our Public Lands and Waters and we can’t wait for you to join us. What is Tenkara Fly Fishing? The skills you will learn with us are foundational to any other type of fishing. We get it, new hobbies can be expensive, especially fishing! This style of fishing, however, uses a primitive set-up. In other words, it typically requires less gear than other types of fishing. Working with less teaches us how to fish better. Tenkara fly fishing is perfect for beginners and experts!

Our team will provide equipment such as fly rods, fishing line and nets. Please see below for details on what to bring. This event is limited to 10 participants. Keeping this class small is ideal for instructors and participants, giving everyone enough space to work together and build skills independently.

DATE

June 8th 2025 8:00am-2:00pm

ADDRESS

Mansfield Center, CT 06268

CLASS LESSONS

a) Introduction of BHA, BOW, & Heritage of Tenkara

b) Safety brief

c) Overview of conservation and how attendees can get involved

d) Brief overview of Tenkara history

e) Hands-on familiarization of equipment and methods

e) Catch some fish!

STAFF

Nathan Camp, BHA - Senior Instructor

Maydiel Canizares, BOW, CT DEEP, BHA – Instructor

Caitlin Costa, BHA – Instructor

Amanda Hoffner, BHA – Senior Instructor

WHAT TO BRING

Water, Lunch, & Snacks. Sunblock & insect repellant.

WHAT TO WEAR

*Hat with visor (required)

*Sunglasses (required)

Raingear

Long sleeve or short sleeve shirt (no cotton fiber apparel)

Long pants or shorts (no cotton fiber apparel)

Bring other warm layer like sweatshirt or sweatpants. (no cotton fiber apparel)

Footwear that can get wet. Hiking boots, sandas with straps (like Teva or Chacos) are ideal. (No flip flops)

COST

Individual Fishing License required by participants

Register at link HERE

Organizers:

New England BHA ChapterNew England BHA Chapter

New England BHA is a voice for the sporting community in New England that values solitude, silence, clean and free flowing rivers, and habitat for large, wide-ranging wildlife.

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New England BHA is a voice for the sporting community in New England that values solitude, silence, clean and free flowing rivers, and habitat for large, wide-ranging wildlife.

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